1. Fabio Scotti - Manuel Roveri Università degli studi, Milano, Italy
Soft Computing for Environmental Applications and Remote Sensing Introduction of Remote Sensing and Environmental Applications
Fabio Scotti - Manuel Roveri
Università degli studi, Milano, Italy

2. Course introduction
This course introduces the theory and techniques of remote sensing and their application to environmental analysis.
In the first part of the course we present the acquisition, processing and classification techniques which do not require actual contact with the object or area being observed such as
aerial photography;
infrared thermometry;
passive microwave sensing. (aero and space technologies and systems).
In the second part of the course we will present the techniques used to monitor the environment using networks of sensors and the main soft computing techniques to analyze data, to process data fusion and measurements. Let’s begin!
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3. A note on the course material
This course provides a lot of introductive material in order to allow a good comprehension of the Remote Sensing main issues. Those issues can greatly help the reader to properly understand how to use the soft-computing methods in remote sensing.
Please note that not all the material non strictly related to soft-computing is required to the course. Reading the material please keep in mind that issue!
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4. Introduction to remote sensing
Our goal is to study the basics of the remote sensing for environmental applications, in particular
“What is remote sensing?”;
Electromagnetic radiation;
Interaction of radiation with the atmosphere;
Interaction of radiation with targets;
Passive and active sensing;
Basic characteristics of the remote sensing image.
Please read carefully the tutorial L1_IntroductionToRemoteSensing.pdf (*) linked in the course page.
The file contains a final quiz to test your improvements.
(*) Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
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5. History and examples
Our goal is now to briefly review the history of remote sensing and to propose the examples of basic applications.
Please read carefully the tutorial L1_HistoryAndExamples.pdf (*) linked in the course page.
(*) Planetek Italia srl
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6. Additional (facultative) web resources
Columbia University's Remote Sensing Glossary
The NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial
Planetek srl. (introductive tutorials)
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7. End of the lecture
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